Jewry
['dʒuəri]
Definition
(n.) Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
Typed by Brooke
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Judea.
Edited by Bryan
Definition
n. Judea: a district inhabited by Jews.
Typist: Molly
Examples
- He did this in an attempt to destroy Jewry, but indeed he made Jewry stronger by destroying its one sensitive and vulnerable point. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The main part of Jewry never was in Judea and had never come out of Judea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I removed from the Old Jewry to Fetter Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get business among the sailors; but it would not turn to account. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- We cannot tell here in any detail the history of that smaller part of Jewry that lived in Judea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Lorenzo